Collar fastener



Aug. 29, 1939. F. HoLzKNEcHT 2,171,270

COLLAR FASTENER Filed OC-t. l5, 1937 f' 'il' l Ms 17 ,Z

IN VEN TOR.'

Patented Aug. 29, 1939 Y .Y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAR FASTENER Felix Holzknecht, Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada, assignor of five per cent to John Morisi,Washington, D. C.

Application October 15, 1937, Serial No. 169,268

21 Claims. (Cl. 24-101) This invention relates to a collar fastener anding bent in a direction so as to avoid -conict with it consists in theconstructions, arrangements insertion of the fastener with the buttonholes of and combinations herein described and claimed. the Collar andneck band.

It is an object of the invention to provide a It should be noted thatthe transverse portions collar fastener formed from a single strand ofI6 are parallel to the upper portion II of the 5 resilient wire shapedto readily conform to a fastener and in use, the bight or bend portionI4 neck band and cllar, thereby affording comfort in conjunction withthe offset legs I1 form a posito the wearer andv eliminating pressureupon the tive retention of a collar band and collar when ennerve systemof the wearer. gaged in the button holes thereof, due to the l0 It is afurther object of the invention to provide resilience of the wire. 10 acollar fastener in which the, seceuring means In using the fastener, theeyelets I8 are pressed consist of resiliently spaced legs therebyelimitowards each other and are inserted through the nating pressuresadjacent the spinal column of button hole in the neck band of a shirtand in the wearer. final position the upper portion I I lies parallel toIt is a still further object of the invention to the neck band. When inthis position, the bight l5 provide a fastener which will remain in asubformed by the transverse portion I6 will hold the stantially singleplane with the neck band of a upper portion slightly bowed or undertension and shirt whether the band is of a single or fold-over thus thelegs Il will be firmly held against the type, and which will be capableof easy and selongitudinal extremities of the button hole of the cureattachment of the collar thereto. shirt collar. With the fastener inthis position, 20

Additional objects, advantages and features of to attach a collar, it isonly necessary to open the invention will be apparent from the followingdebutton hole of the collar sufficiently to admit one scription andaccompanying drawing, wherein, of the eyelets I8 therethrough, afterwhich the Figure 1 is an elevational view of the fastener, opposite legI1 is flexed to admit the other eyelet Figure 2 is a plan view thereof,within the button holes of the collar. 25

Figure 3 is a view of the back of a shirt neck It will be apparent thatdue to the divergence band, a portion being cut away, showing the butandinclination of the legs I'I and their inherent ton hole and the fastenerin position, resilience the collar will be raised to a point of Figure 4is a sectional View of a shirt neck band engagement with the transverseportion I6 andis and collar with my fastener applied. retained therebyby virtue of the outward resili- 30 Referring more particularly to thedrawing, ence of the wire forming the fastener. there is illustrated afastener generally indicated Any side strain imposed upon a collar whenby the reference character I0 formed from a making adjustment of a tiedoes not tend to desingle strand of resilient wire, The fastener Illtach the collar from the neck band since any comprises an upper portionof wire II bent constrain involved merely tends to draw one end of 35Vexly of its length to conform to the annular cona button hole of acollar into tighter engagement tour of the band of the shirt indicatedat I2. with the adjacent transverse portion I6, leaving The portion I Imay be of any suitable length and the legs I'I in engagement with thebutton hole of respective ends are given a gradual downward vthe collar.

40 curvature to form side portions I3 and these por- It will be seenthat when in use, the legs I'I 40 tions I3 are of a curvaturelongitudinally, correare spaced apart and will occupy positions uponspending to the approximate vertical curvature of opposite sides of thespinal column of a wearer, the collar of the shirt. The portions I3 areof a avoiding detrimental pressures to the nerve syslength agproximatelythree-quarters of the height tem.

of the neck band I2 and thence bent as at I4 in an While I have shownand described a preferred 45 upward direction for a short distance, thelatter construction this is by way of illustration only portion beingslightly outwardly inclined as clearand I consider as my own all suchmodifications ly shown in Figure 2 and indicated at I5. Each of instructure as fairly fall Within the scope of the the terminal portionsof the wire I I is bent transappended claims,

versely a short distance, as indicated at I6 and I Claim; 50 thence bentdOWnWardly t0 dene Offset spaced 1. A collar fastener comprising asingle piece of legs Il and eyelet I8, the Center 0f respectiveresilient wire curved Iongitudinally and having ineyelets lyingapproximately in a plane parallel to ward1y inclined side portions, saidside portions the longitudinal axis of respective side porhaving anupwardly extended member and a OHS |3- The eXtlelIlty fOImiIlg JEheeyelet be: transversely extended member, the latter stop- 55 10 havingan upwardly extended member and a transversely extended member, thelatter stopping short of a Vertical axis of the fastener, and saidtransverse member terminating in downwardly extended legs, said legsbeing outwardly inclined with respect to the curved portions of thewire, said legs having closed eyelets, the centers of which lieapproximately in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of respectiveside portions.

FELD( HOLZKNECHT.

